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Get to know Joist better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like beam.

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Joist meaning

A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.

Synonyms of Joist

beam

Related words

Other words often associated with Joist or its synonyms:

glow shine sign shaft air signaling radiate ray signal

Using Joist

  • The main meaning on this page is: A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
  • Useful related words include: beam.
  • In the example corpus, joist often appears in combinations such as: joist and.

Context around Joist

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rim 1× bar 1×

Often after:

bay 1× damage 1×

Sentence patterns with Joist

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

out the joist bay so 1× the rim joist and walls 1× to bar joist and structural 1× was also joist damage on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

first you ll 1× sealing little holes 1× this method of 1×

Common sentence endings:

sit completely flat 1× structural steel members 1× the master bath 1× to tremendous savings 1×

Words around Joist

Just before it in the word index:

joinville 4 joints 471 jointness 3 jointly 788 jointing 6 jointed 20

Just after it in the word index:

joists 14 joivan 2 joj 4 jojamart 2 jojan 2 joji 20

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Joist

  • In this selection, "joist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rim, bar, bay and damage stand out and add context to how "joist" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include out the joist bay so and the rim joist and walls. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "joist" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with joist

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

There was also joist damage on the second floor under what was the master bath. (15 words)

First, you'll need to clean out the joist bay so the insulation can sit completely flat. (17 words)

Sealing little holes in the rim joist and walls, and around windows and doors can lead to tremendous savings. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

This method of puddle welding is common in the United States and Canada for attaching steel sheets to bar joist and structural steel members. (24 words)

Sealing little holes in the rim joist and walls, and around windows and doors can lead to tremendous savings. (19 words)

First, you'll need to clean out the joist bay so the insulation can sit completely flat. (17 words)

Example sentences (4)

First, you'll need to clean out the joist bay so the insulation can sit completely flat.

There was also joist damage on the second floor under what was the master bath.

Sealing little holes in the rim joist and walls, and around windows and doors can lead to tremendous savings.

This method of puddle welding is common in the United States and Canada for attaching steel sheets to bar joist and structural steel members.

Common combinations with joist

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "joist" in a sentence?
An example: "First, you'll need to clean out the joist bay so the insulation can sit completely flat." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "joist" from authentic English texts.
What does "joist" mean?
Joist means: A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
What are synonyms of "joist"?
Common synonyms of "joist" include: beam.
How many example sentences with "joist" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "joist", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.